Wine Blogs

This is a gratitude post, and a humility post, and an appreciation post. But most of all, this is an exhortation post. I want you to vote. I want you to vote in the Wine Blog Awards. And of course… Read More ›

There are very many wine blogs. As of the last “official” count, there are over 1.2 million blogs that either self-define as wine blogs, or include enough content on wine to be classified as such. ~ Ok, that’s not actually… Read More ›

I’ll endeavor to roll like a composer for a moment, and see if I can’t harmonize a few contrapuntal threads. Melody # 1 — make it the bass line — goes a little something like this: If you know football,… Read More ›

Great restaurants are of a place. They are an integral component in their regional eco-culinary oeno-system. They cannot, and should not, be considered separate – or separately – from their immediate environment. They are a thread in fabric, a note… Read More ›

For some, St. Elmo conjures images of luminous plasma. For others, Rob Lowe’s crisp jawline, and a song by John Parr. But for Christina Donley, St. Elmo means one thing, and one thing only: Ribeye mid-rare and a half bottle… Read More ›

Our beloved late President at Ridge Vineyards, the wonderful Donn Reisen, used to tease me by calling me an “East Coast kind of guy.” I had come from New York, it’s true, and in truth, I was happy to be… Read More ›

The 2013 Ridge Vineyards Sommelier Symposium: It Was The Best Of Times The 2013 Ridge Vineyards Sommelier Symposium began on Monday, May 20th, just shy of 9am, on the Monte Bello Crush Pad, under a glowing Santa Cruz Mountains sun…. Read More ›